John Krinsky

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John Krinsky

Professor

School/Division

Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership

Department

Political Science

Office

NAC 4/138B

Phone Number:

212-650-5236

Email:

jkrinsky@ccny.cuny.edu

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Profile

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John Krinsky is professor of political science, with an interest in labor and community organizing in New York. He specializes in urban politics, the politics of social movements, and the politics of work, welfare and labor. He is a co-editor of the online peer-reviewed journal Metro-politics and a co-editor of the journal Social Movement Studies. He co-coordinates the Politics and Protest Workshop at the CUNY Graduate Center and is a founding board member of the New York City Community Land Initiative.

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Education

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Ph.D. Columbia, 2002

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Courses Taught

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12500: Introduction to Public Policy Contemporary public policy. How policy issues are formulated, resolved and evaluated. The major techniques of policy analysis and public affairs research, with emphasis on the social and political contexts of policy problems. 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

21000: Urban Politics The politics and policy problems of urban areas throughout the United States. Emphasis on both the central cities and their suburbs, as well as their relationships to state governments and national institutions. (W) 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

32400: The Politics of Protest The emergence, development and ultimate impact of protest movements on politics and policy in American politics. Through an examination of several movements in the United States after World War II, such as the civil rights, women’s and anti-tax movements, the course will focus on three basic sets of questions: under what circumstances do dissident movements emerge? how do dissidents choose political tactics and strategies? and how do movements influence more conventional politics and policy? (W) 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

“De New York à Madison: Le workfare et la remise en cause du service public,”Politique Américaine (November 2012) (From New York to Madison : Workfare and the question of public service.)

John Krinsky and Maud Simonet, “Déni de travail. L'invisibilisation du travail aujourd'hui” Editors’ introduction, Special issue of Sociétés Contemporaines87 ,3 (2012) : 5-23. (The Denial of Work : The Invisibilization of Work Today)

(with Maud Simonet), “Safeguarding Private Value in Public Space: Neoliberalizing Labor in New York City’s Parks.” Social Justice 38, 1-2. Special issue “Policing the Crisis—Policing in Crisis,” ed. Volker Eick and Kendra Briken, 2011. Contracts for book versions in English and German have also been reached.

“Neoliberal Times: Intersecting Temporalities and the Neoliberalization of New York City’s Public-Sector Labor Relations” Social Science History 33, 5 (Fall 2011): 381-422.

“The 18th Brumaire of Iain Duncan Smith.” The Guardian. Comment is Free.www.guardian.co.uk (November 9, 2010).(with Laura Wernick and Paul Getsos). WEP/The Work Experience Program: New York City’s Public Sector Sweatshop Economy. Research report. New York: Community Voices Heard, June 2000.

(with Sarah Hovde). Hands-on Housing: A Guide Through Mutual Housing Associations and Community Land Trusts. New York: The Community Service Society of New York, 1996.

(with Sarah Hovde). Balancing Acts: The Experience of Mutual Housing Associations and Community Land Trusts in Urban Neighborhoods. New York: The Community Service Society of New York, 1996 (180 pages).